كوثر

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ك ث ر (k ṯ r)
13 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaw.θar/

Noun

كَوْثَر • (kawṯar) m

1. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
   1. abundance
   2. abundant sand or dust
   3. abundant goodness (in forelife and afterlife)
   4. (Islam) a name of a river in Paradise; the Pond of Abundance.
   5. (Islam) The 108th sura of the Quran; Al-Kawthar.

Declension

Declension of noun كَوْثَر (kawṯar)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	كَوْثَر kawṯar	الْكَوْثَر al-kawṯar	كَوْثَر kawṯar
Nominative	كَوْثَرٌ kawṯarun	الْكَوْثَرُ al-kawṯaru	كَوْثَرُ kawṯaru
Accusative	كَوْثَرًا kawṯaran	الْكَوْثَرَ al-kawṯara	كَوْثَرَ kawṯara
Genitive	كَوْثَرٍ kawṯarin	الْكَوْثَرِ al-kawṯari	كَوْثَرِ kawṯari

Proper noun

كَوْثَر • (kawṯar) f

1. a female given name

Declension

Declension of noun كَوْثَر (kawṯar)

Singular	basic singular diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	كَوْثَر kawṯar	—
Nominative	—	كَوْثَرُ kawṯaru	—
Accusative	—	كَوْثَرَ kawṯara	—
Genitive	—	كَوْثَرَ kawṯara	—

Descendants

• → Persian: کوثر (kawsar)
  • → Urdu: کوثر (kausar)
• → Ottoman Turkish: كوثر (kevser)
  • → Turkish: Kevser
• → French: Kaouther
• → Uyghur: كەۋسەر (kewser)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

كُوثِرَ • (kūṯira) (form III) /kuː.θi.ra/

1. third-person masculine singular past passive of كَاثَرَ (kāṯara)

References

• ابن منظور. «كثر»، لسان العرب.
• “كوثر” in Almaany
• Al-Tha'alibi, كتاب فقه اللغة وسر العربية [kitāb fiqh l-lugha wa sirr l-'arabiyya], 10-11th Century CE; 9/1.